View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problem does Vladek have with his eyes?
(a) He has one glass eye, and cataracts in the other.
(b) He has macular degeneration in both eyes.
(c) He has glaucoma in both eyes.
(d) He has ruptured blood vessels in his eyes, and has reduced vision.

2. How does Anja’s family mend fences after the arrest she caused due to her work with her friend?
(a) They get involved in the resistance.
(b) They pay the seamstress a good amount of money.
(c) They pay to send Anja’s friend to America.
(d) They turn Anja’s friend in to the police.

3. How often do Vladek and Anja see each other once Vladek’s father-in-law’s business plans for Vladek come through?
(a) Irregularly.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Every six months.
(d) Every month.

4. What was the outcome for the person who was arrested due to Anja's work for her friend?
(a) She remained in prison for three months but was let go.
(b) Her parents bailed her out.
(c) She died in prison.
(d) He was beaten and then released.

5. Where does Vladek says that he saw the swastika for the first time?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Vladek and Anja married?

2. How old is Art Spiegelman at the beginning of the memoir?

3. What happened to Vladek and Anja’s first son?

4. Who is Lucia Greenberg?

5. What period is covered by Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample